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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Samuel Cokinos

Samuel Cokinos

Jun 6, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Samuel Cokinos, 85, of 534 Park Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully at home on Saturday, June 6, 2009.Born in Boston, MA on Oct. 14, 1923, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary Karembelos Cokinos and husband of the late Patricia Marcopolous Cokinos.Mr. Cokinos moved from Massachusetts to Rhode Island in 1965. He was a...

Edmund J. Lincourt

Edmund J. Lincourt

Jun 6, 2009

NEWPORT - EDMUND J. LINCOURT., of 7 Gibson Park Place, Newport, RI, passed away June 6, 2009 at his home surrounded by his family and Senior Helpers after an illness.He was the beloved husband of the late Marguerite V. Baker Lincourt, who passed away in 1997.Born in Newport, RI, on January 14, 1917 to Felix and Rose Lemare Lincourt, he...

Frank Pasquale, Sr

Frank Pasquale, Sr

Jun 5, 2009

Middletown, RI - Frank Pasquale, Sr., 85, of 140 Peckham Lane, Middletown, RI, died Friday, June 5, 2009, at home.He was the husband of Agnes Silveira Pasquale.Born in Middletown, RI, on December 2, 1923, he was the son of the late Joseph S. and Mary Freitas Pasquale.Mr. Pasquale was a carpenter for the federal government for 30 years, before working...

Joseph Anthony Brown

Joseph Anthony Brown

Jun 4, 2009

Newport, RI - Joseph Anthony Goo GooBrown, 49, of 9 Park Holm, Newport, RI, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI.He was the son of Jeannette Oliveira of Newport. Born in Newport, RI on September 11, 1959, he attended area schools and was a graduate of Rogers High School, Class of 1978. Joseph was...

Francis Joseph O'Loughlin

Francis Joseph O'Loughlin

Jun 4, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Francis J. Jerry OLoughlin, 87, of 20 Indian Avenue, George Town Apartments, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at home surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Iolanda Santopadre OLoughlin. Born in Newport, RI on July 29, 1921, he was the son of the late John J. and Marion Gibson OLoughlin.Mr. OLoughlin was a loving...

Allene Reynolds

Allene Reynolds

Jun 3, 2009

Newport, RI - Allene Silvia Reynolds, 81, of Tilley Avenue, Newport, RI, died on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Newport Hospital.She was the former wife of the late Fred C. Reynolds. Born in Portsmouth, RI on October 22, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Corey Silvia.Mrs. Reynolds worked for Transcom for 20 years, retiring in...

Mary Frances White

Mary Frances White

May 31, 2009

Middletown, RI - Mary Frances White, 81, of 608 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of George White. Born in Newport, RI on August 6, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Frances Escobar.Mrs. White was a member of the Rosary Sodality of Jesus...

Helen Murak

Helen Murak

May 31, 2009

Newport, RI - Helen J. Bajek Murak, 87, of 3C Pond Avenue, Newport, RI, died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at home.She was the wife of the late Stanley M. Murak. Born in Thompsonville, CT on July 12, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Tolfilia Manka Bajek.Mrs. Murak was a communicant of St. Josephs Church and a...

Joan Elizabeth Desrosiers

Joan Elizabeth Desrosiers

May 30, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Joan E. Desrosiers, 79, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Fall River, MA, died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Leo Napolean Desrosiers. Born in Fall River, MA on March 10, 1930, she was the daughter of the late David A. and Sarah Kelley McCarthy. Joan...

Barbara Mcelroy Stetson

Barbara Mcelroy Stetson

May 28, 2009

Middletown, RI - Barbara McElroy Stetson, 89, of Forest Farm Health Care Centre, Middletown, RI, formerly of 371 Browns Lane, Middletown, died peacefully Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown surrounded by family.She was the wife of the late Thomas H. Stetson, USN, Ret.Mrs. Stetson was an avid bridge player and reader. She was a...

Lillian H. Spooner

Lillian H. Spooner

May 26, 2009

Middletown, RI - Lillian H. Frazier Spooner, 80, of Grand Islander Nursing Home, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Newport, RI on December 3, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Reliance Frazier Silvia.Mrs. Spooner worked as a bus monitor for the Middletown Public Schools. She loved to...

Frances Joan Baumann Connolly

Frances Joan Baumann Connolly

May 24, 2009

Middletown, RI - Frances J. Baumann Connolly, 91, of Middletown, died on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at John Clarke Retirement Center. She was the wife of the late Cornelius Neil Connolly.Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Kathryn Cleary Baumann. Mrs. Connolly was educated in New York and upon her marriage, moved to...

Patricia Coffin

Patricia Coffin

May 23, 2009

Patricia Crecca Coffin Newport, RI - Patricia CreccaCoffin, 72, of 5 Whitfield Place, Newport, formerly of Washington D.C., died Saturday, May 23, 2009 in Newport Hospital Born in Attleboro, MA on October 15, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Lillian Kittredge Crecca.Patricia worked for many years as a Director for the Park Holm, Tonomy Hill Day...

Carl R. Hernden

Carl R. Hernden

May 22, 2009

Carl R. Hernden, 70, of Harbor Village Drive, Middletown, passed away suddenly on Friday, May 22, 2009 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of 18 years to Katharine M. Sheedy Hernden.Born in Detroit, MI on March 8, 1939, he was the son of the late Russell and Geraldine Meyer Hernden.Mr. Hernden was an employee for United Water working in landscaping...

Mary Elizabeth Vondembowski

Mary Elizabeth Vondembowski

May 21, 2009

Newport, RI - Mary Elizabeth vonDembowski, 26, of 20 Atlantic Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, May 21, 2009, at her home.Born in Newport, RI, on May 2, 1983, she was the daughter of Richard N. and Carol Turner vonDembowski of Newport.Mary was a dedicated single mother, avid animal lover, and devoted friend to all who knew her. She earned top...

Marguerite Tondreau Davey

Marguerite Tondreau Davey

May 21, 2009

Middletown, RI - Marguerite Peg Jean Tondreau Davey, 75, of 600 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, May 21, 2009, at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.Born in Providence, RI on April 11, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Eugene John and Marguerite Langevin Tondreau.Mrs. Davey was a supervisor for over 25 years at NUSC on the...

Eugene Hamilton Young

Eugene Hamilton Young

May 21, 2009

Eugene Hamilton Gene Young, 69, who resided at 19 Chapel Street in Newport, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence after a brief illness.Born in Newport, RI on October 16, 1939, he was the son of the late Sarah L. Weston and Melvin E. Young.He was a graduate of Rogers High School and later...

Annis L. Spingler

Annis L. Spingler

May 21, 2009

Newport, RI - Annis L. Dawson Spingler, 88, of Newport, recently moved to Forest Farm Assisted Living, Middletown, died Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Arthur G. Spingler. Born in Newport, RI on August 16, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Myra Langworthy Dawson.Mrs. Spingler was a...

George William Hammel

George William Hammel

May 17, 2009

George Bill William Hammel Middletown, RI - George Bill William Hammel, 84, of the RI Veterans Home, Bristol, RI, formerly of 24 Bourbon Street, Portsmouth, died Sunday, May 17, 2009 at Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol, RI.He was the husband of the late Daleza Pinto Hammel. Born in Pickneyville, IL on February 22, 1925, he was the son of the...

Carolyn Joan Dewick

Carolyn Joan Dewick

May 17, 2009

Middletown, RI - Carolyn Joan Dewick, Lifetime Member of the Church of The Holy Cross, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 17th at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, after a lengthy illness.Carol was the daughter of Reginald and Lillian Dewick and is survived by her brother James Dewick of Newport, nephew James Dewick, Jr., of Middletown and niece Jo-Ann Dewick-Kery of...

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